Westerns
The American West has always fascinated movie goers, even though much of the Old West never was. Russian nobility toured, eccentric Englishwomen toured, and authors wrote wild stories that seeped into the minds of us all. Gunslingers, cattle rustlers and savage Indians are part of the myth. Other iconic elements include the hanging tree, stetsons amd spurs, lassos and Colt 45s, stagecoaches, gamblers, long-horned cattle and cattle drives, prostitutes (or madams) with a heart of gold, and more.
Alice's Westerns, or Cowboy Films are listed alphabetically below, be sure to check out 'Spaghetti Westerns' sub-featured in green on the left, and 'TV Westerns' under 'Television Shows'.
Posse From Hell (1961)
6.7/10
Director: Herbert Coleman
Starring: Audie Murphy, John Saxon, Robert Keith, Vic Morrow
Audie Murphy plays a gunslinger put in charge of a posse. His quarry is a four-man bandit gang that has robbed the local bank, killed several citizens... Read more
Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937)
6.8/10
Director: Joseph Kane
Starring: Gene Autry
Rustlers using modern technology (airplanes, shortwave radios, refrigerated trucks) are Gene's target. Shannon is running a modern rustling operation... Read more
Purgatory (1999)
7/10
Director: Uli Edel
Starring: Sam Shepard, Randy Quaid, Eric Roberts, Brad Rowe
Sam Shepard, Eric Roberts and Randy Quaid star in this fantasy Western about an outlaw band who ride into a town that is actually Purgatory, between H... Read more
Quigley Down Under (1990)
6.8/10
Director: Simon Wincer
Starring: Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo, Alan Rickman
Tom Selleck stars in this appealing Western as an American cowboy who travels to mid-19th century Australia to work for ruthless ranch owner Alan Rick... Read more
Rancho Deluxe (1974)
6.4/10
Director: Frank Perry
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Sam Waterston, Clifton James, Slim Pickens, Harry Dean Stanton, El...
A curious, off-beat comedy western, with a tangible charm thanks largely to charismatic stars, Jeff Bridges and Sam Waterston. They're a couple of mo... Read more
Rancho Grande (1940)
6.6/10
Director: Frank McDonald
Starring: Gene Autry
Kay and her eastern clan go out West to run the ranch left her by her grandfather. Badguys are out to ruin the ranch's irrigation system, so Autry len... Read more
Rancho Notorious (1952)
7/10
Director: Fritz Lang
Starring: Marlene Dietrich, Arthur Kennedy, Mel Ferrer
Fritz Lang's final film noir infused western - a highly moral and distinctly feminist tale that innovatively reworked his themes of love, betrayal and... Read more
Randy Rides Alone / The Trail Beyond (1934)
Director: Robert Bradbury, Harry L Fraser
Starring: John Wayne, George Gabby Hayes, Earl Dwire, Robert Frazer
"Randy Rides Alone" (1934) - Accused of murder and robbery, Randy (John Wayne) is released from jail to the custody of Sally Rogers in order to find t... Read more
Rango (2011)
7.2/10
Director: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Johnny Depp, Ned Beatty, Bill Nighy, Abigail Breslin, Isla Fisher, (Voices of)
This computer-animated western comedy introduces you to Rango (voiced by Johnny Depp), a chameleon longing to express his individuality who winds up i... Read more
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Rawhide (1951)
7.1/10
Director: Henry Hathaway
Starring: Dean Jagger, Edgar Buchanan, George Tobias, Hugh Marlowe, Jack Elam, Susan Haywa...
Screen legend Tyrone Power eschews his usual heroic persona to give a riveting performance as a mild-mannered mule herder, who finds himself in a batt... Read more